Charlie speaks..... Finally!!!

**MikeD-C05** · 11-15-2007 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by minnow

The question is of course then, how many new subscribers and existing E* subs are going to sign up or hang around until 2009 when all of the new satellites are in the sky and operational ? 14 -18 months is a long, long time.

Not as long as the 24 months most Directv subs waited for ANY new hd channels at all.

**Jhon69** · 11-15-2007 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by Scott Greczkowski

I see Scobuck is trolling again.

He seems to have forgot that two launches were pushed back because of the explosions.

One will be going up Q1 tbe second Q2 and the third Q4.
I do wish they would update the schedule though.

Dish is going to launch 3 satellites?.What an original idea.

**Jhon69** · 11-15-2007 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by minnow

The question is of course then, how many new subscribers and existing E* subs are going to sign up or hang around until 2009 when all of the new satellites are in the sky and operational ? 14 -18 months is a long, long time.

Yes now you see why E* wants an 18 month comitment.

**cosmo_kramer** · 11-15-2007 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by Scott Greczkowski

I see Scobuck is trolling again.

Hey, you're the one who "hired" him....

**Jhon69** · 11-15-2007 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by cosmo_kramer

Hey, you're the one who "hired" him....

**mike123abc** · 11-15-2007 09:34 PM

If the launch problems had not have happened, Dish would be starting the movement of the HD people to the new satellites, and would be able to keep up with DIRECTV. Unless you have a magic way to get a satellite into orbit, there is nothing Dish can do except tough it out and wait for a launch.

It looks like they are working hard to compensate some by getting 61.5 ready to do HD LiL on spot beam. They can pretty much add a lot of markets in the east, and central parts of the country. Yes it will be a 2 dish solution. It is not like Dish has a lot of choice. If they got deparate they could add some markets on 148 in the west to try to hold out. With the fantastic drop in prices of HDTVs people are starting to look for HD when buying service. They need these markets. Adding another 30 local markets would help.

**rad** · 11-15-2007 09:36 PM

Isn't the next sat to launch, E11, a replacement for existing and not an addition to?

**mike123abc** · 11-15-2007 09:54 PM

Originally Posted by rad

Isn't the next sat to launch, E11, a replacement for existing and not an addition to?

They replace E8 which is being under used right now with E11. E8 has spots that are turned off since E10 replaced it. They could then move E8 to a new slot like 86 which they have a license to transmit from right now and start service. The way they made their filings to split the company up into 2 units, it looks like 61.5, 77 and 86 would be one service. One Dish (but not 18") could do all 3, would be Dish 1000 in size.

**tbeighey** · 11-15-2007 10:13 PM

Well if Chuck did not give his techs. 5 to 6 jobs a day and expect them to get them all done when they have to drive over 300 miles, Maybe they would keep more customer besides pissing more customers off because they the techs. can't make appointment on time or at all. All you get from this is pissed off installers = pissed of customers= no customers! Chuck quit trying to push quantity over quality then you might save your company if you still care.

**rad** · 11-15-2007 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by mike123abc

They replace E8 which is being under used right now with E11. E8 has spots that are turned off since E10 replaced it. They could then move E8 to a new slot like 86 which they have a license to transmit from right now and start service. The way they made their filings to split the company up into 2 units, it looks like 61.5, 77 and 86 would be one service. One Dish (but not 18") could do all 3, would be Dish 1000 in size.

OK, that's for the "new" MPEG4 service, what about expanded capacity for the existing system?